HMAS Yarra

HMAS Yarra (U77), named for the Yarra River, was a Grimsby-class sloop of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) that served during World War II. Commissioned in 1936, Yarra spent the early part of the war in Australian waters, then was transferred to the East Indies Station in 1940. The sloop operated in the Red Sea, then was involved in the Anglo-Iraqi War and the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran. After operating as part of the Tobruk Ferry Service in the Mediterranean during November, Yarra was reassigned to Southeast Asia in response to Japanese attacks. On 4 March 1942, Yarra was attacked and sunk by a force of Japanese cruisers and destroyers while attempting to protect ships withdrawing to Australia.

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U77; U77
length 81.2 metre, speed 16.5 knot, draft 3.07 metre, beam 11 metre, 
Grimsby-class sloop-of-war, sloop-of-war, Royal Australian Navy, 

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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

1935-03-28T00:00:00Z

1935-03-28T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1935-12-19T00:00:00Z

1935-12-19T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1934-05-24T00:00:00Z

1934-05-24T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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Frameless

HMAS Yarra (AWM 016263)

'Fitting Out H.M.A.S. Yarra at Sydney' (1935) by Frank Norton

'Fitting Out H.M.A.S. Yarra at Sydney' (1935) by Frank Norton

Rockingham Naval Memorial Park, Commemorative plaque for HMAS Parramatta (U44) and HMAS Yarra (U77)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		naval-history.net page@		Wikidata
commons	image		HMAS Yarra (AWM 016263)		Commons
commons	image		'Fitting Out H.M.A.S. Yarra at Sydney' (1935) by Frank Norton		Commons
commons	image		'Fitting Out H.M.A.S. Yarra at Sydney' (1935) by Frank Norton		Commons
commons	image		Rockingham Naval Memorial Park, Commemorative plaque for HMAS Parramatta (U44) and HMAS Yarra (U77)		Commons